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more expensive

ADJECTIVE

high-priced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

costly extravagant fancy high lavish overpriced pricey upscale valuable

WEAK

an arm and a leg at a premium big-ticket dear excessive exorbitant highway robbery holdup immoderate inordinate invaluable out of sight plush posh pretty penny rich ritzy sky-high steep stiff swank too high uneconomical unreasonable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

economical reasonable unimportant worthless

WEAK

cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate

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more expensive

The forward curve for TTF-the Netherlands-based benchmark that sets the price for much of Europe’s natural gas-has moved into backwardation, meaning shorter-dated contracts are more expensive than longer-dated ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

That, in turn, has seen credit-card interest rates climb higher, making it more expensive to carry a balance each month.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

The rapid rise of AI has made chips more expensive, which in turn has driven up prices for everything from laptops and gaming consoles to AI data-center servers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Gasoline prices decreased 9.7% last month, but are still much more expensive than a year ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Point me to the biggest Applebee’s in the world, where I bet they serve two fajitas when you order one; where I bet the shrimp fajita isn’t any more expensive than the chicken.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle